Children maturing too fast (physically)

Why are these kids growing up so quickly? Not only mentally, but physically?

I've recognized that the kids these days are physically growing up fast. At the tender age of 5 months my son was the size of a one year old. I personally don't think this a bad thing at. I just want to know what's causing these babies and kids grow up so fast.

We have 13 year old girls with B-cups and 10 month old babies as if they are 2 years old. Is it our water? I personally believe that it's the fact that we are growing ourselves. I believe that our genetics change as we become wiser. We are showing more and more that we are evolving. Not physically, but mentally. I believe that our genetics are changing as we progress. And since our genetics change our kids grow up faster and smarter.

Re: Children growing up to fast

Except if you actually read the entire topic, not just it's title, it has nothing to do with either of the other threads linked. Discussing the reasons for rapid physical maturation has nothing to do with kids acting skanky, lacking in respect or having bad attitudes.

Re: Children growing up to fast

Originally Posted by tsurara

Except if you actually read the entire topic, not just it's title, it has nothing to do with either of the other threads linked. Discussing the reasons for rapid physical maturation has nothing to do with kids acting skanky, lacking in respect or having bad attitudes.

So reopened.

Ok, but this subject could have been brought up in one of those other thread, and discussed there.

Re: Children maturing too fast (physically)

It all comes down to this: We are what we eat.

We inject the animals we eat with growth hormones (Cattle, Chicken, Pigs, ect ect) so that they mature faster so they can breed more and so we can have more food to eat. Those hormones make it into our food, and in turn, cause us to mature faster.

Re: Children maturing too fast (physically)

really? i was under the impression that children were (physically) growing up too slowly...

case in point, i know the kids in my area look 13 when they're about 15 or 17. reason why? the girls have smaller chests and younger looking faces; while the boys seem more scrawny and have less pronounced features. that may just be in my area, or maybe in California. i know that whenever i look in the year book, kids who were in the same grade i was, look decidely younger and shorter.

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Yea, if you actually think about it we are growing faster. I mean take a look at any of the old clothes from say the victorian area. I mean the women were very short and small built. I think for them in that time period four foot something was tall for a women. Now I believe the average height for a women is around five six. So yes we are growing. And as fas as being smarter. Well I would like to think that we have come a long way from "Me tarzan, you jane" wouldn't you?